This and That

First: Currently Reading
Made from Scratch by Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee is Food Network's Semi-Homemade queen. The writing is not all that stellar but the story line sure is interesting. I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through and already I like her more. She has sure overcome a lot of adversity!

Second: House Hunting
We've been looking to buy a house for a while. As time marches on, we get more serious about the whole endeavor. However, this post about seeing a house before you write an offer really ticked me off and, of course, added confirmation to my suspicions about evil real estate agents. Sigh. I would really like to be wrong about that.

Currently Reading...

The Cider House Rules by John Irving. Written in 1985, it was also adapted into a screenplay in 1999. So far I'm enjoying it (chapter 2) and it takes a little more headspace than the typical brainless fiction I often read.

Allergies

Our little girl, 17 months old, is allergic to peanuts and milk! I certainly didn't need a skin test to tell me that -- I already knew it -- but the shock to the system (albeit an obvious, foregone conclusion) came when the doctor said "No Milk, No Peanuts" after the skin test. Ok, peanuts, easy peasy to avoid. Well, not "easy" in the "easy" sense, but "easy" in the "obvious" sense because society has raised it's consciousness about peanut allergies. Well, kind of. And milk, well, that's not too bad since my kids don't really consume milk. Oh, wait. It's not "just milk" ... It's
yogurt
cheese
butter
sour cream
and all those things that are made with any of these ingredients, or any processed foods that are processed in a facility that also processes milk or peanut products.

Oh my goodness gracious, we are in for a ride. This is completely foreign allergy territory!

I won't do it

My son, my three-year-old transportation-loving son, needs new sheets. There are plenty out there. Pottery Barn Kids Firetruck bedding, transportation bedding (cringe, we have that crib sheet)... I don't need to list all the available sheeting with trucks, planes, trains, fire engines, diggers, backhoe loaders,... we would be here all day.

If I were a good mommy I would buy him some adorable sheets with one of the aforementioned vehicles. But for some reason I can't get away from the fact that it would be pure indulgence. We have plenty of sheets for his bed. He won't always want those on his bed. And even though we "have" money I could use to buy them... I won't. Even though they are only $15 at Target this week. I don't know why, but this is one of those things that I "must" buy every time I see them. So far I have avoided the purchase (mostly ~ except for the transportation crib sheet I bought ON SALE) but why won't this urge go away? So ridiculous.

DMV rjaslkdfa;jsdflk;j!!!!

Oh, how I love the DMV. My car registration is due at the end of the month and I haven't received a renewal notice by mail. That's quite possibly because our new mail carrier BITES the big one and only 1/2 the time manages to lock back up the boxes... this is one of many complaints I have about this carrier. (Maybe s/he could try putting MY mail in MY mailbox?)

Anyway, I am looking forward to contacting the DMV on Monday and trying to convince them to take my money so that I am not driving illegally. And since I have no renewal anything ~ oh and did my old registration get stolen from my car a few months ago? ~ That will make the whole situation even worse. Great. Happy Monday is coming, oh I can't wait.